This weekend is my son’s first birthday! To plan his party, we had to stick to a budget just so we wouldn’t overspend. We didn’t have a set budget, just an amount we knew we had to stay under. This could’ve been dangerous, but so far so good.
His theme is Winnie the Pooh, and has been since before he was born. I decided to make it easy for decorating, I would stick with stuff we already have for the most part. We have Pooh characters all throughout the apartment in the form of stuffed animals. We also have several Pooh blankets and toys. These will all be used as decorations for the party. We will be buying today the rest of the decorations we need. This includes: 1 tablecloth, cups, napkins, plates, silverware, and a couple of other things. The items we want to have the Pooh bear theme on, we have pre-priced out at Walmart. These are the plates and napkins mainly. The items we want to compliment, such cups, and silverware, will be bought at the dollar store. Total cost for decorations and paper products will be under $15.
I feel that every child should have a birthday outfit, especially for their first birthday. Our son’s outfit will be a onesie and pants. The onesie we found either at a garage sale or on clearance at Target about 6 months ago. We got them both, since they were different sizes and we didn’t know which one would fit him come his birthday. Glad we did, since one is too small, the other just right! Total cost for both onesies- $2.
For food, we decided to keep it simple. We are making a kid friendly trail mix with cheerios, animal crackers and whales. We are also making a batch of puppy chow ( Muddie Buddies), Velveeta cheese dip with chili, chips, BBQ Little Smokies and drinks. A friend is making his cake. We used coupons on everything, and got it earlier in the month, so that part of the budget was taken care of. Total spent on food for the party was approximately $20.
For his gift, this was a garage sale find about 2-3 months ago. It was a Build-A-Bear monkey with house and birthday hat. The hat, in the store, would have been $5 by itself. We got the whole set for $5.
Keep in mind, those invited to this party were invited over the phone or in person, which saved on cost for invites. They would’ve been around $3 for 8, plus any possible postage. This party will be close friends and only one side of the family. The other side of the family is having a separate get together, on another weekend, but not really a party. This also helped save time and money, and eliminated a lot of possible stress.
I hope this gave you ideas on how to plan a party for a young child with a small budget. Come back tomorrow for more details on my crafty projects I am working on right now.
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